BISON, SOUTH DAKOTA

This climate climate zone covers from about 44°N to 50°N latitude mostly east of the 100th meridian in North America. However, it can be found as far north as 54°N, and further west in the Canadian Prairie Provinces and below 40°N in the high Appalachians. In Europe this subtype reaches its most northerly latitude at nearly 61° N. Areas featuring this subtype of the continental climate have an average temperature in the warmest month below 22°C (22°F). Summer high temperatures in this zone typically average between 21-28°C (70-82°F) during the daytime and the average temperatures in the coldest month are generally far below the -3 °C (27°F) mark.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb". (Warm Summer Continental Climate).

The average temperature for the year in Bison is 44.5°F (6.9°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 72.3°F (22.4°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 16.9°F (-8.4°C).

The highest recorded temperature in Bison is 111.0°F (43.9°C), which was recorded in July. The lowest recorded temperature in Bison is -42.0°F (-41.1°C), which was recorded in February.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Bison is 16.4" (416.6 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is June with 3.1" (78.7 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of 0.4" (10.2 mm). There are an average of 65.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in June with 9.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in November with 3.0 days.

In Bison, there's an average of 31.7" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is March, with 7.0" of snow (17.8 cm).